ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Collaborative Cataloging

Collaborative cataloging is like when you and your friends work together to make a big list of all your toys or books. Each of you knows a little bit about different toys or books, so when you work together, you can make a really good and complete list. This is what collaborative cataloging is like for grown-ups, but instead of toys or books, they are making lists of things in a library or online. It helps everyone who wants to find things because they can search the big list made by lots of people, and it will be very thorough and accurate.
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